Posts Tagged ‘documentary photography’

Free Event at Boston Public Library on May 16: Photo Exhibit and Book Launch

ArtCorps Friday, March 29th, 2013

ArtCorps and Ecologic Development Fund invite you to join us for a spectacular visual journey and learn about how we are working together to protect natural resources and Mayan culture in Totonicapan, Guatemala.

Wisdom of the Rocky Hillsides, Book Cover, ArtCorps Artist Isabel CarrioAwakening a Culture of Conservation: Photo Exhibit and Book Launch

6:30 – 8:30 pm
Boston Public Library, Copley Square
Mezzanine Conference Room
700 Boylston Street,Boston map
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments.
RSVP

Pick up a copy of Wisdom of the Rocky Hillsides, a collection of stories from K’iche’ Maya oral tradition illustrated by our Young Leaders in Conservation.

Take a spectacular journey through the photography of ArtCorps Artist Isabel Carrió to witness community efforts to preserve the natural resources and cultural heritage of the Guatemalan highlands. Learn more about the ArtCorps-EcoLogic creative collaboration.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in a community art activity with ArtCorps Alumnae Andrea Shigeko Landin, win door prizes such as delicious Taza chocolate sustainably sourced from Central America or a $100 gift certificate to Ole Mexican Grill in Cambridge, and sign up with Renew Boston for a free home energy assessment.

Photo exhibit made possible by generous support from The Finer Image in Danvers, MA.


First Annual Creative Activist Awards to be Announced by ArtCorps on November 3, 2011

ArtCorps Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

ArtCorps is proud to present the first annual Creative Activist Awards at Raising Spirits on November 3, 2011.

The Creative Activist Awards recognize individuals who use the arts and creativity to engage, educate, empower, connect and inspire. This year, we will be honoring two Creative Activists for their art for social change work at home and in communities around the world.

colorful mural of woman with raised arms dancing alongside skeleton, ArtCorps, GuatemalaWe invite you to attend the ArtCorps Raising Spirits fundraiser to be present when the 2011 Creative Activists are announced and have the opportunity to meet them. The two awardees will be selected from the following  Creative Activist nominees who have been recognized on our Facebook and Twitter channels over the past four months:

Kelly Creedon, Documentary Photographer and Creative Change Alumnae

Nancy Carlsson-Paige: Advocate for Creativity and Imagination in Education

Isabel Carrió: ArtCorps Artist

Candy Chang: Public Artist, Designer, Urban Planner and Dancer

Jason Cruz: Photographer, Mentor and Art Therapist at Raw Art Works

Guillermo Gómez-Peña: Performance Artist and Co-Founder La Pocha Nostra

Charlotte Huffman: Art Teacher and Founder, Girls Who Rock After School Program

JR: Street Artist

Mary Valentine King: Actor, Educator, Coach and Artist

Mario Quiroz, Photographer – Immigration and Diversity

Peter Sellars: UCLA Art and Activism Professor and Macarthur “Genius” Fellow

Laura Smith: ArtCorps Alumnae

Nicolas Villaume: Photographer – Conversations with the Earth, Co-Founder – Living Cultural Storybases

The creativity and commitment of these talented changemakers is an inspiration to us all!